Treasury bond prices have remained firm recently, allowing TLT to post a 0.7% gain over the past five days (Exhibit 3). However, there has been a notable loss of momentum relative to April-May, and the chart is showing signs of shortterm trend exhaustion. With intermediate-term overbought conditions in place, supporting a correction, we would take down exposure or consider short positions.

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